. >> new laws in the state of maryland, among them new regulations for car seats. children under the age of 18 need a seat until they are 4-9. and other requires all drivers to stop when approaching an intersection or a crosswalk where the traffic signal isn't working like in power outages. violators face a $90 fine and two points on your record. and beginning today month ped and scooter riders have to have a helmet, license and insurance. >> referendums to consider, and alley was on wtop radio and explains how much money is required by law to go to education. >> 48.5% of the slot machine proceeds and 15% of the table games revenues go directly into the education trust fund. that trust fund, even though our gaming regimen has only relatively recently started in maryland, over the last few years, i believe it has already jen yate rated in the -- generated in the neighborhood of $100 million for maryland schools. >> the governor said education funding in maryland has more than doubled from $3.9 billion in 2006 to $7.3 billion in next year's budget. >>> the news edge